Justice Dept. Spent $8.5M on Mueller's Russia Probe From April-Sept.

The U.S. Justice Department spent a total of about $8.5 million on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia from April through September of 2018, according to a government report released on Friday.

During that time frame, Mueller's office alone spent about $4.6 million. Other Justice Department offices spent $3.9 million assisting with the investigation, though the report says that money would have still been expended "irrespective of the existence" of the special